And the more you sat there thinking about it, the more things would come to mind.
No breathing in or out of every wall. A tighter streamline. More dolphin kicks. Better technique when you are tired. Never missing a morning workout. Nailing every one of your push-offs. Packing post-workout nutrition to every workout.
And so on.
From that initial goal or two sprouts about 18 more, and the only reason you stop at 18 is because you’ve become flustered and overwhelmed thinking about how much work and change all of those goals will be. This feeling of being washed over with the amount of hard work, dedication and commitment results in a stupefying and frustrating paralysis.
With too many directions to go into you end up not going in any of them.
Here is how to step back and take control of your goals